““Laughter is a key Laughter is a key to good health”to good health”

Laughter activates the chemistry of the will to live and Laughter activates the chemistry of the will to live and increases our capacity to fight disease. Laughing increases our capacity to fight disease. Laughing

relaxes the body and reduces problems associated relaxes the body and reduces problems associated with high blood pressure, strokes, arthritis, and ulcers. with high blood pressure, strokes, arthritis, and ulcers.

Some research suggests that laughter may also Some research suggests that laughter may also reduce the risk of heart disease. reduce the risk of heart disease.

WHAT WE CAN DOWHAT WE CAN DOTO REACH PARKWAY GOAL #2TO REACH PARKWAY GOAL #2

Wellness programs aimed Wellness programs aimed to increase student successto increase student success

Key Strategies for Goal 2Key Strategies for Goal 2

1. Implementation 1. Implementation of the district of the district wellness policywellness policy

2. Safe and drug-2. Safe and drug-free programsfree programs

Wellness Policy Wellness Policy ImplementationImplementation

Primary GoalsPrimary Goals

To increase student achievement;To increase student achievement;

To promote student, staff, and community To promote student, staff, and community health;health;

To address the growing concern of To address the growing concern of overweight and obese children; and overweight and obese children; and

To facilitate learning of lifelong healthy To facilitate learning of lifelong healthy habits.habits.

Parkway Wellness Parkway Wellness Committee MembersCommittee Members

Ron RamspottRon Ramspott

Michael KanakMichael Kanak

Charlotte IjeiCharlotte Ijei

Lisa HarnackerLisa Harnacker

Marlene PfeiferMarlene Pfeifer

PrincipalsPrincipals

Assistant PrincipalsAssistant Principals

Health/PE TeachersHealth/PE Teachers

NursesNurses

CounselorsCounselors

Social WorkersSocial Workers

BOE MembersBOE Members

District Wellness PolicyDistrict Wellness Policy

District Policy Statement (Adopted August 2006)District Policy Statement (Adopted August 2006)

Policy GoalsPolicy Goals– Nutrition EducationNutrition Education– Physical Education and ActivityPhysical Education and Activity– Nutrition GuidelinesNutrition Guidelines– School-based WellnessSchool-based Wellness– Measurement and EvaluationMeasurement and Evaluation

Administrative Guidelines for ImplementationAdministrative Guidelines for Implementation

Methods for EvaluationMethods for Evaluation

Administrative Guidelines for Administrative Guidelines for Wellness PolicyWellness Policy

School administrative roles for School administrative roles for implementation implementation

District role for implementationDistrict role for implementation

Key StrategiesKey Strategies

School health teamsSchool health teams

CSIP GoalCSIP Goal

Evaluation/MonitoringEvaluation/Monitoring

Wellness TimelineWellness Timeline

2006-072006-07Adoption of district wellness policyAdoption of district wellness policyDevelopment of strategies & action planDevelopment of strategies & action planBOE Update (June 2007)BOE Update (June 2007)

2007-082007-08Continued development of strategies & action planContinued development of strategies & action planDevelopment of wellness evaluation tool (Piloted by six schools)Development of wellness evaluation tool (Piloted by six schools)

2008-092008-09Completion of wellness evaluation tools by all schools (baseline data)Completion of wellness evaluation tools by all schools (baseline data)Presentation to Principals (November-December)Presentation to Principals (November-December)Development of administrative guidelines (February 2009 adoption)Development of administrative guidelines (February 2009 adoption)Formation of School Health TeamsFormation of School Health Teams

2009-102009-10Full implementation of district wellness policyFull implementation of district wellness policyFunding for school wellness programs & district events (i.e. health fair)Funding for school wellness programs & district events (i.e. health fair)

School ResponsibilitiesSchool Responsibilities

School Health TeamSchool Health Team

School Wellness GoalsSchool Wellness Goals

School Action PlanSchool Action Plan

Wellness EvaluationWellness Evaluation

District ResponsibilitiesDistrict Responsibilities

District Wellness CommitteeDistrict Wellness Committee

District Health FairDistrict Health Fair

Wellness WebsiteWellness Website

Community Education ProgramsCommunity Education Programs

How will we know we are How will we know we are making a difference?making a difference?

Annual Wellness ReportAnnual Wellness Report– School wellness baselineSchool wellness baseline– MO Youth combined surveyMO Youth combined survey– Fitness scoresFitness scores– BMIBMI– District surveysDistrict surveys– School absenteeismSchool absenteeism– Student behavior referralsStudent behavior referrals– Academic achievementAcademic achievement

Sample School EvaluationSample School Evaluation

WellnessWellnessQuestions?Questions?

Parkway S.T.A.R.S.Parkway S.T.A.R.S.

Students Tutoring About Students Tutoring About

Risk-reduction StrategiesRisk-reduction Strategies

S.T.A.R.S. Program DescriptionS.T.A.R.S. Program Description

The STARS program encompasses a series of The STARS program encompasses a series of programs, which supplements the health programs, which supplements the health education curriculum, covering important topics education curriculum, covering important topics such as tobacco prevention, alcohol prevention, such as tobacco prevention, alcohol prevention, character development, and developmental character development, and developmental assets. assets. The STARS program aims to develop health The STARS program aims to develop health skills and knowledge which help empower skills and knowledge which help empower students to “Learn It, Live It, & Pass It On.”students to “Learn It, Live It, & Pass It On.”

The Power of One(self)(4th Grade)

PeerTeaching (6th Grade)

Youth Alcohol

Prevention Program

(7th Grade)

Pack’n 4Now N L8r(8th Grade)

High School Heroes Tobacco

Prevention Program

(5th Grade)

S.T.A.R.S.

Model

STARS Model Development TeamSTARS Model Development Team

Ron Ramspott, H.O.P.E. CoordinatorRon Ramspott, H.O.P.E. Coordinator

Diana Tate, Title IV FacilitatorDiana Tate, Title IV Facilitator

Debbie Hilke, Title IV FacilitatorDebbie Hilke, Title IV Facilitator

Marilyn Bader, NCADAMarilyn Bader, NCADA

Health TeachersHealth Teachers

CounselorsCounselors

Wellness CommitteeWellness Committee

STARS Program GoalsSTARS Program Goals

Develop life skills and learning skillsDevelop life skills and learning skills

Strengthen and own personal choicesStrengthen and own personal choices

Resources for each other (role models, Resources for each other (role models, advocacy)advocacy)

Providing youth leadership opportunities Providing youth leadership opportunities

Parkway S.T.A.R.S.Parkway S.T.A.R.S.

Power of One(self) – 4Power of One(self) – 4thth Grade Grade

High School Heroes – 5High School Heroes – 5thth Grade Grade

Youth Alcohol Prevention – 6Youth Alcohol Prevention – 6thth Grade Grade

Teen Baseline – 7Teen Baseline – 7thth Grade Grade

Now N L8r – 8Now N L8r – 8thth Grade Grade

Power of One(self)Power of One(self)

Fourth GradeFourth Grade

One lesson led by STAR facilitatorsOne lesson led by STAR facilitators

Two additional follow-up lessonsTwo additional follow-up lessons

Introduction to S.T.A.R.S.Introduction to S.T.A.R.S.

Asset DevelopmentAsset Development

Self-esteemSelf-esteem

Health SkillsHealth Skills

High School HeroesHigh School HeroesTobacco Prevention ProgramTobacco Prevention ProgramFifth gradeFifth grade

Two lessons led by teen tutorsTwo lessons led by teen tutors

Two additional follow-up health lessonsTwo additional follow-up health lessons

Peer TeachingPeer Teaching

Sixth gradeSixth gradeFour lessons led by peer tutorsFour lessons led by peer tutors– Being connectedBeing connected– Having integrityHaving integrity– Being uniqueBeing unique– Being responsibleBeing responsible

Alcohol and Other Drugs Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention ProgramPrevention Program

Seventh gradeSeventh grade

Two lessons led by peer tutorsTwo lessons led by peer tutors

Two additional follow-up health lessonsTwo additional follow-up health lessons

Pack’n 4 Now N L8rPack’n 4 Now N L8r

Eighth gradeEighth gradeOne lesson (2 hours)One lesson (2 hours)– Challenges & ChoicesChallenges & Choices

Two additional follow-up health lessonsTwo additional follow-up health lessons

STARS GraduationSTARS Graduation

88thth grade year grade year

District-wide celebration to recognize District-wide celebration to recognize commitment to drug-free lifestyle.commitment to drug-free lifestyle.

Teen TutorsTeen Tutors

STARS Academy – 9STARS Academy – 9thth Grade Grade– Develop leadership skillsDevelop leadership skills– Develop tutoring skillsDevelop tutoring skills

STARS Institute – 10STARS Institute – 10thth to 12 to 12thth Grade Grade– Learn how to teach lessonsLearn how to teach lessons

How do students benefit?How do students benefit?

Social influenceSocial influenceBest practice - More Best practice - More effective than the effective than the traditional teacher-traditional teacher-mediated practices.mediated practices.Tutors and tutees speak Tutors and tutees speak a more similar language.a more similar language.Improved attitudes of Improved attitudes of younger students toward younger students toward older ones.older ones.Peer relations can greatly Peer relations can greatly benefit children’s social benefit children’s social and intellectual and intellectual development.development.

How does Parkway benefit?How does Parkway benefit?

Comprehensive health educationComprehensive health educationCompliancy in middle school health Compliancy in middle school health educationeducationMore congruency with safe and drug-free More congruency with safe and drug-free programsprogramsMore students involved in More students involved in leadership/tutoring rolesleadership/tutoring rolesStudents pulled out less to teachStudents pulled out less to teachStudent role modelsStudent role models

CDC Recommendation for CDC Recommendation for Comprehensive Health Comprehensive Health

EducationEducationA planned and sequential program of A planned and sequential program of health instruction for grades K-12health instruction for grades K-12

A curriculum that addresses a range of A curriculum that addresses a range of categorical health problems and issues at categorical health problems and issues at developmentally appropriate agesdevelopmentally appropriate ages

Activities that help young people develop Activities that help young people develop the skills they need to avoid (i.e. tobacco the skills they need to avoid (i.e. tobacco use, alcohol & other drug use)use, alcohol & other drug use)

Timeline 2008-09Timeline 2008-09

Development of Model (August-October)Development of Model (August-October)

Present to Principals (November)Present to Principals (November)

Approval of Program (December)Approval of Program (December)

Budget Preparation & New Initiative Budget Preparation & New Initiative Proposal (January)Proposal (January)

S.T.A.R.S.T.A.R.Questions?Questions?